Familiar face seeks return to office

Published: Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 06:12 PM.

A familiar face is seeking a return to office in the Town of Cape Carteret.

Former Commissioner George W. Phillips Jr. filed Tuesday as a candidate for one of the three commissioner seats up for election.

He said he has seen a need for a change on the board.

“I served two years in the past and it seemed to me there was a need for someone to step up,” he said. “I’m for keeping taxes low, of course; and as a former chief of police, I have an interest in public safety.”

Phillips was police chief in Beaufort from 1989 to 1990 and for Indian Beach from 1993 to 2006. He continues to work in law enforcement as a probation officer and in other capacities.

Phillips was one of two candidates to file Tuesday at the Carteret County Board of Elections.

Dan Taylor, an incumbent on Peletier’s Board of Commissioners, filed for re-election.

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A familiar face is seeking a return to office in the Town of Cape Carteret.

Former Commissioner George W. Phillips Jr. filed Tuesday as a candidate for one of the three commissioner seats up for election.

He said he has seen a need for a change on the board.

“I served two years in the past and it seemed to me there was a need for someone to step up,” he said. “I’m for keeping taxes low, of course; and as a former chief of police, I have an interest in public safety.”

Phillips was police chief in Beaufort from 1989 to 1990 and for Indian Beach from 1993 to 2006. He continues to work in law enforcement as a probation officer and in other capacities.

Phillips was one of two candidates to file Tuesday at the Carteret County Board of Elections.

Dan Taylor, an incumbent on Peletier’s Board of Commissioners, filed for re-election.